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FIACONA is a Washington DC based a voluntary, charitable organization advocating on behalf of 1 million strong Indian American Christians from all 50 states and Canada, It is a coalition of Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, Pentecostal and independent church and civic organizations primarily of Indian Americans. FIACONA is a bridge builder for ecumenical advocacy focused on finding ways to reduce violence against Christians in India. Our focus is to preserve the socio-political space of the Christian church from encroachment by nationalist radical groups in the name of Hinduism or their representatives in the Indian government.
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News Updates
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Despite Rising Persecution, Indian Christians Remain Invisible in Electoral Landscape
It is the biggest show on earth. Ever. The 2024 General Elections, which is the 18th since the Indian Republic was declared, throw up mind-boggling statistics. For the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament,
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Bank account frozen after stir against Adani: Kerala church
Just days before Kerala votes on April 26 in the general elections, the influential Latin Church has said its bank accounts were frozen by the central government after its 2022 protests against Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport, and the account
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CPM, BJP lock horns in Kerala over Church positions
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The two political parties, the CPM and BJP, in power in Kerala and at the Centre are caught in a political slugfest after the former criticised a section of Christian Church heads, even naming a few of them, for their
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JOINT STATEMENT AT USCIRF HEARING
Read by Sunita Viswanath, Executive Director, Hindus for Human Rights (832 words / 4:35 min) Dear USCIRF Chair Cooper and Vice Chair Davie, Thank you for inviting me to testify. I speak on behalf of Dalit Solidarity Forum, Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations, Hindus
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Federation of Indian American Christian organizations (FIACONA), in a meeting of pastors and community leaders in Chicago area today, thanked the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF), for its call to all its churches and all
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May 16, 2023, Washington DC. The Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations is greatly troubled by the large-scale assault on the Christian churches and homes in the Northeastern Indian State of Manipur during the first week of May by the Hindu
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India's Supreme Court should look into the programming of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) rather than tallying the data from them. https://api-esp.piano.io/story/estored/519/26367/422882/15282946/724701/vib-clul6nrgi00ag01jy0qjh1m02?sig=ec070bece61f5609b7248a6344c95e537865c592d2682e269e26a13294e194e9&order=0
The government of India is on a mission to suffocate and shut down all Christian institutions over the next few years while the world is busy trying to please the Indian politicians running the government to sell their wares!
The Regulation Suffocating Christian Ministries in India
Designed to monitor foreign funding, more recently FCRA has crippled numerous organizations. Is it intentional?
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US Citizens Detained by the Indian Government For Allegedly Preaching Christianity In the Northeast Indian state of Assam, Reports NDTV
US Citizens Detained For Allegedly Preaching Christianity In Assam
Two US nationals, John Matthew Bone and Michael James Flinchum, have been detained by the Assam Police for violati...
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An Indian entity called Northeast Catholic Research Forum condemned the continuing attack on Christians in the state of Manipur. The militia is supported by the Hindu BJP government of Manipur and protected by the Modi government in Delhi.
Tamil Nadu: Christians object to BJP State President Annamalai Entering a Church
Tamil Nadu: Christians object to BJP State President Annamalai Entering a Church
The gathering of youth asked him about Manipur riots with pointed questions like why did you kill Christians?
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@fiacona_us advisory board members, including @RevPeterCook, @revnealchristie Dr. Raju Koshy George, @bryan_nerren @NamtaUs and many others joined the @IRFSummit this week in Washington DC where issues of violence against religious groups in India was discussed. FIACONA
